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The NDA Group Graduate Programme: more than a job

Posted by: Nuala Ledward, Posted on: 30 September 2025 - Categories: Early careers
Girl smiling with green jumper on against a pink to blue gradient and the words 'Say hello to Nuala'

The NDA group graduate scheme offers far more than just a stepping stone into the nuclear industry; it’s a chance to grow professionally, explore new places, and become part of a supportive community. Nuala Ledward, Assurance and Performance Graduate, shares …

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Ticking all the boxes: How we’re maximising opportunities from our manufacturing mission

Posted by: Gareth Frazer, Posted on: 24 July 2025 - Categories: Mission delivery, Procurement, Supply Chain
Gareth Frazer, head of manufactured Products at Sellafield Ltd

Gareth Frazer, head of manufactured products at Sellafield, explains how a new manufacturing model is a huge opportunity for both the UK manufacturing sector and for our community in Cumbria.

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SIXEP at 40: the unsung environmental hero at Sellafield

Posted by: Martin Clough, Posted on: 18 June 2025 - Categories: Mission delivery, Operations, Uncategorized, Waste management
SIXEP at 40. "The unsung environmental hero at Sellafied" - Martin Clough, Head of environmental management

As the Site Ion Exchange Effluent Plant (SIXEP) marks 40 years of operations at Sellafield, our head of environmental safety, Martin Clough, looks at its vital role in protecting the environment.

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The people behind the progress - emptying the Pile Fuel Cladding Silo

Posted by: Emma Law - Head of Corporate Communications at Sellafield Ltd, Posted on: 28 April 2025 - Categories: Mission delivery, Skills
People behind the progress: emptying the Pile Fuel Cladding Silo

As we celebrate routinely retrieving waste from the Pile Fuel Cladding Silo, we talk to some of the people behind the progress.

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Decommissioning the Pile Fuel Cladding Silo – progress so far

Posted by: Emma Law - Head of Corporate Communications at Sellafield Ltd, Posted on: 28 April 2025 - Categories: Mission delivery
Sellafield Pile Fuel Cladding Silo progress_blog

The Pile Fuel Cladding Silo at Sellafield, one of the oldest and most hazardous waste stores on the site, has been a focal point for decommissioning efforts.

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Discovering the secrets in the ground underneath Western Europe’s most hazardous building

Posted by: John Heneghan, Posted on: 7 November 2024 - Categories: Research and development, Uncategorized, Waste management
John Heneghan a Sellafield Ltd contaminated land specialist

John Heneghan, one of our contaminated land specialists, explains what pioneering ways him and his team are discovering, in order to manage ground contamination work.

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My experience on the commissioning graduate programme at Sellafield Ltd

Posted by: Anouschka Van Mourik, Posted on: 21 October 2024 - Categories: Recruitment, skills
World firsts, major infrastructure projects and inspiring the next generation: my experience on the commissioning graduate programme at Sellafield Ltd

Anouschka,, one of our commissioning engineer graduates, tells us about her experience as a graduate at Sellafield Ltd.

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6 things that might surprise you about being a graduate engineer at Sellafield

Posted by: Shona Tait, Posted on: 13 September 2024 - Categories: Recruitment, skills

Shona, one of our current graduate engineers, provides 6 insights into her experience as a graduate at Sellafield Ltd.

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Sellafield: Five facilities we have repurposed to support mission delivery

Posted by: Billy Simpson, Posted on: 5 September 2024 - Categories: Mission delivery, Waste management
The Encapsulated product store on the Sellafield Ltd

To help accelerate the Sellafield mission, here are 5 buildings we are repurposing. In doing so we ensure that we get maximum value from them, for our mission and for the taxpayer.

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Three trends shaping the future of engineering

Posted by: Eleanor Thursby, corporate communications Officer, Posted on: 1 May 2024 - Categories: Engineering, Mission delivery, Recruitment

For head of asset management at Sellafield Ltd, Gary Dixon, harnessing the latest technology and applying them on an industrial engineering level is something that he gets to do every day.

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